Which Laptop for a programmer student??

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Which Laptop for a programmer student??

hi , i wanna get a laptop but i dont which one is the best for my necessities, i dunno if is best with pentium 4 or a centrino ... or maybe the brand if its better the dell or sony or compaq or toshiba i have a sony desktop and a like it so maybe a sony but... i dont know... for sure... any suggestion ????

I'd go a centrino because I believe the battery life is better. Processors aren't that important for programming - what really makes the difference is RAM, so get at least a gig. I also like toshibas better but thats a personal preference.